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Last action · March 4, 2026
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Introduced February 25, 2026

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to cychlorphine.

Amend KRS 218A.010 to define "cychlorphine"; amend KRS 218A.1410 to prohibit the importing of cychlorphine with the intent to sell or distribute cychlorphine; amend KRS 218A.1412 to prohibit trafficking of cychlorphine; amend KRS 218A.14141 to prohibit unlawfully selling or distributing cychlorphine while misrepresenting the identity of the substance; amend KRS 218A.142 to prohibit aggravated trafficking of cychlorphine; amend KRS 500.080 to define "cychlorphine" and "fentanyl"; amend KRS 507.030 to expand the elements of manslaughter in…

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This bill adds cychlorphine, a controlled substance, to Kentucky law by defining it and making its trafficking, sale, and distribution illegal. It also establishes that selling or distributing cychlorphine to someone who then dies from using it can be charged as manslaughter, and it increases penalties for bringing cychlorphine into correctional facilities. Who it may affect: law enforcement, prosecutors, people involved in the criminal justice system, and Kentuckians in communities impacted by drug trafficking.

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Legislative History

Feb 25, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 25, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Judiciary (H)

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Nicolas Wilson

Representative · House District 082

Primary sponsor
nick.wilson@kylegislature.gov

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